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Historically, KY has not had much or any participation at the Ironman. There are 2 hurdles with getting in. First, it is a bit smaller of a tournament compared to some of the other big nationals so getting in is more difficult and is tightly controlled by Bob P. Second there is a KY bylaw that says you are not allowed to miss a day of school for an in-season tournament. Since Ironman is on a Friday/Saturday it would be in violation of that rule. Beast of the East on the other hand is a Saturday/Sunday tournament and occurs on the weekend that starts Christmas break so over the years has gotten more interest from KY wrestlers. Super32 has also been attracting more and more KY guys each year.

Qualification is not an issue for KY. Each state is permitted to send 4 wrestlers per weight class. Qualification would only come in to play if we had a weight class where we had more than 4 wrestlers that wanted to compete. Larger states have qualifiers to determine the top 4 in each weight class. So this year and probably for several years to come until freestlye and greco grows in KY, any wrestler that wants to go to Fargo should be able to go. Once qualification becomes an issue due to growth, the KY State FS and Greco Tournament would become the qualifier as well as the Central Region tournament. We should know in about a week who has sent registration forms in. Wrestlers that have given a verbal so far that they are competing are Garth Yenter, Sean Fausz, Kevin Cooper, John Fahy, Caleb Ervin.

Just a reminder that registration and deposit are due by June 15, 2011. Also the cost estimate is based on a projected number of wrestlers and is "worse case". More than likely the final cost will be reduced once we have a final accurate count of registered wrestlers.

Team KY Fargo Open Mat will be Wednesday, June 1 from 5:30-7:00 at Trinity HS. All Team KY wrestlers need to attend if possible. Wrestling will be primarily drilling and live wrestling. This Open Mat is open to ALL WRESTLERS even if you are not planning on going to Fargo. There is no cost, just show up and wrestle!

Registration is now open for all KY wrestlers that are interested in being a part of Team KY for Fargo Nationals. See attached documents for Team KY information and registraion form. Registration form and deposit are due NLT June 15, 2011. Estimated costs are included in the information sheet. Contact information is also provided for anyone that has questions. This is a great opportunity to compete at one of the premier high school wrestling events. Competition is in both Freestyle and Greco at the Cadet and Junior level. Coach Brendan Fahy Junior Team Leader bfahy@insightbb.com 502-299-7277 Coach Marus Hoehn Cadet Team Leader hoehn.marcus@gmail.com 270 997 1622 Keith Smith KY USA Wrestling Director Keithsmith27@msn.com 270-351-0515 2011 Fargo Team KY Registration.doc KY Team Information 2011.doc

TEAM KENTUCKY BRUTE SCHOLASTIC DUALS Final Team Practice - MANDATORY for all team members Where – Trinity HS Wrestling Room When – Saturday, April 9, 2011 Time - 1st Session 1:00 – 2:30, 2nd Session 3:30 – 5:00 THIS PRACTICE IS OPEN TO ALL HIGH SCHOOL KENTUCKY WRESTLERS AT NO COST!! (USA CARD REQUIRED). This will give you an opportunity to get some free off season training and provide the wrestlers preparing for the tournament additional training partners for live wrestling. Both sessions will be hard drilling and live wrestling.

BEAT ARMY! Congrats Connor!

MyGSP thanks for posting the actual bylaws. I have discussed these rules on a few occasions with different coaches and there is definitely some confusion or disagreement. My interpretation of this is as follows: The requirement to have 4 weigh-ins or 4 matches to be eligible to enter regions has NO connection to the weight certification issue. It is a separate bylaw and it does not matter what weight class you weigh in at or wrestle, just that you have 4 weigh-ins or matches in order to be eligible. Additionally there is no deadline to accomplish this only that it be "during the current season" and prior to the regional tournament This can be 3 matches at a tournament plus a dual or any combination. I would agree that you can

Great job Myron! Judging by some of the scores in your matches it looks like your dominating on top as usual. Keep up the good work.

Here is the link for the live broadcast. The coverage is only on Mat 1 (Championship mat). There are 24 mats going for most of the sessions so it is purely a random draw if any of our KY kids end up wrestling matches on Mat 1. We've had a few already but the mat assignments are posted about 2-3 matches ahead. I will try to send a text and get someone to post if we know when any of the KY wrestlers are going on Mat 1. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/usa-wrestling-cadet-junior-nationals

Quick update ... Jayce Carr went 2-2 in Junior Greco. Had 2 solid wins in morning session before being eliminated in the afternoon. On a disappointing note, Cody Harald was injured earlier this week and will not be able to compete in Junior Freestyle. Cody has been training hard and it's unfortunate that he got hurt this close to the tournament. That leaves us with 4 in Cadet FS and 4 in Junior FS. Cadet starts tomorrow and Junior on Thursday.

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TEAM KY FARGO TRAINING CAMP (Open to all wrestlers) Date: Friday, July 16 Session 1: 10:00-11:30 Session 2: 1:00

Final registrations are almost complete for 2010 Fargo Team KY. There are still a few items in the mail but the final roster is as follows: Cadet Freestyle Kevin Cooper Josh Lopez John Fahy Garth Yenter Cadet Greco Kevin Cooper Josh Lopez Garth Yenter Junior Freestyle Robert Wright Caleb Ervin Kyle Terry Jayce Carr Cody Herald Junior Greco Jayce Carr In order to complete the registration process I need each individual to e-mail me the following information by this Friday June 18th. Without this information I will be unable to register you and secure a room for you at the NDSU dorms. 1. Are you planning to stay in the dorms at NDSU? 2. What is you arrival date? 3. What is your departure date? 4. Are you travelling to Fargo by plane or car? 5. If travelling by plane what is the flight number and arrival time? 6. If travelling by car who else are you travelling with? Once I receive this information back I will be sending out an invoice for each team member that shows any balance due or money you will receive back from KY USA Wrestling based on you individual travel and lodging. We are also looking at a mandatory team meeting/training day on Saturday July 10th. This date is tentative and is still being evaluated. Please let me know if you have any additional questions. Coach Fahy bfahy@insightbb.com

Team KY Registration DUE JUNE 15th. Registrations received to date: Cadet: Josh Lopez (FS + Greco) John Fahy (FS only) Junior Robert Wright (FS only) Cody Herald (FS only) Anyone still planning on attending needs to get the registration form and deposit in ASAP in order not to miss the registration deadline for getting lodging on-campus at NDSU. i will be submitting the roster to secure on-campus rooms only for Team KY members that are registered. Contact me if you have any additional questions. Coach Fahy bfahy@insightbb.com